CHIP competencies

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	Infection Prevention	Epid 680	Epid 681	Epid 525	Epid 602	Epid 605	Epid 606	Epid 607	HBHE 662/635	BIC*
2	Knowledge
3	The role of infection prevention and control in the hospital	X	X
4	Components of effective hand hygiene and barrier control programs	X	X
5	Interventions to prevent transmission and control spread of an infectious disease	X	X		X	X	X	X
6	Principles of various isolation precautions		X
7	Principles of antibiotic stewardship, sterilization and disinfection and control		X
8	Knowledge of infection control recommendations, e.g., HICP		X			X		X
9	Regulatory and survey agency requirements		X
10	Risk factors for and interventions to prevent common healthcare associated infections	X	X			X		X
11	Skills
12	Ability to interpret laboratory findings, analyze antimicrobial susceptibility patterns		X	X
13	Develop quality improvement plan		X							X
14	Design studies to evaluate policies, and to investigate outbreaks					X	X	X		X
15	Ability to develop a lesson plan for an educational offering								X
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17	Surveillance	Epid 680	Epid 681	Epid 525	Epid 602	Epid 605	Epid 606	Epid 607	HBHE 610	BIC*
18	Knowledge
19	Implementation of a surveillance system	X	X	X
20	Elements of surveillance, prevention, and control	X	X	X		X		X		X
21	Public Health Ethics									X
22	Principles of adult learning and education								X
23	Skills
24	Ability to analyze surveillance data: identify clusters of infections, estimate incidence		X			X		X
25	Ability to perform a facility and population risk assessment		X							X
26	Ability to develop forms for recording data		X							X
27	Ability to develop written criteria for defining infections		X					X
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29	Infectious Disease Epidemiology	Epid 680	Epid 681	Epid 525	Epid 602	Epid 605	Epid 606	Epid 607		BIC*
30	Knowledge
31	Diagnosis, transmission, clinical presentation, prevention and control of common communicable infectious diseases	X				X	X	X		X
32	Use of laboratory methods to track outbreaks	X		X		X	X	X
33	Principles of infectious diseases risk	X	X		X	X	X	X
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35	Understanding of the US Healthcare System	Epid 680	Epid 681	Epid 525	Epid 602	Epid 605	Epid 606	Epid 607		BIC*
36	Knowledge									X
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38	Other	Epid 680	Epid 681	Epid 525	Epid 602	Epid 605	Epid 606	Epid 607		BIC*
39	Skills
40	Effective communication orally and in writing		X		X		X			X
41	Ability to work independently and as part of a team		X		X		X			X
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43	*Breadth, Integration and Capstone courses required by all students enrolled in the MPH program
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